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Results available for poll on Derek Chauvin verdict

Polco users and readers visiting WNA member websites from April 21 to May 5 were asked whether they agreed with the jury’s guilty verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial. Out of 747 respondents, 78% said they agreed with the jury.

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Poll: Do you agree with the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial?

A new poll question about whether readers agree with the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial is available to be used by WNA members. We are asking the question in light of Derek Chauvin on Tuesday, April 20, being found guilty on all three counts in the death of George Floyd.

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Results available for post-mandate mask-wearing poll

Out of 1113 respondents to a recent WNA-Polco poll, 77% said they would continue wearing a mask in public in the absence of a statewide mandate. The full results and a breakdown of the data are now available to WNA members for use in their reporting.

Poll questions are available through a WNA partnership with Polco aimed at helping newspapers better engage readers and access enhanced data and insights. 

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Poll: Without statewide mandate, will you still wear a mask?

A new poll question about whether readers will continue wearing masks in public places is available to be used by WNA members. We are asking the question in light of a March 31 state Supreme Court decision that struck down Gov. Tony Evers’ statewide mask mandate.

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Results available for daylight saving time poll

Polco users and readers visiting WNA member websites from March 10 to 24 were asked whether the U.S should make changes to daylight saving time. Out of 797 respondents, 80% said the country should switch to either daylight time or standard time year-round.

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Poll: Should the U.S. make changes to daylight saving time?

A new poll question about whether the U.S. should make changes to daylight saving time is available to be used by WNA members. We are asking the question in light of a bill reintroduced March 9 by eight U.S. senators that would make daylight saving time permanent year-round.

Results from our previous poll question about legalizing marijuana use in Wisconsin are also now available.  

Poll questions are available through a WNA partnership with Polco aimed at helping newspapers better engage readers and access enhanced data and insights. 

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Poll: Should marijuana be legalized in Wisconsin?

A new poll question about whether marijuana use should be legalized in Wisconsin is available to be used by WNA members. We are asking the question in light of Gov. Tony Evers’ inclusion of marijuana legalization in his budget proposal.

Results from our previous poll question about face mask requirements are also available.

WNA members who have signed up for an account with Polco can access their local version of the new question, as well as local poll results, on their dashboards. Those who have not signed up can do so here for their own dashboard. 

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Results available for mask mandate poll

Readers visiting WNA member websites from Feb. 1 to 17 were asked whether face masks should be required in public places. Out of 960 verified respondents, 81% said they believed masks should be required in public, while 19% said it should be a personal choice.

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Poll: Should masks be required in public places?

A new poll question about whether masks should be required in public places is available to be used by WNA members. We are revisiting the question in light of Wisconsin Republicans’ efforts to end Gov. Tony Evers’ statewide mask mandate.

Results from our previous poll question about readers’ expectations of the next four years are also available. Of 669 respondents, 64% said their expectations were generally positive.

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